TOMB RAIDER LEGEND
PSP AMERICA DEBUT
Copyright 2006 Eidos plc Press Release
[ June 13th 2006 ]
Eidos
Interactive, one of the world's leading publishers
and developers of entertainment software, part
of SCi Entertainment Group Plc, confirmed today
that Lara
Croft's latest and most anticipated adventure,
Lara Croft
Tomb Raider Legend, will hit stores for PSP
system on June 21st in North America.
Lara
Croft Tomb Raider Legend is the seventh title
to be released in the Tomb
Raider series and marks its first leap into
the world of the PSP system. This all-new quest
brings Lara face-to-face with her past and takes
her on a race to discover one of history's most
famous artifacts. Lara travels to international
exotic locations and returns to the tombs to bring
gamers one of the most exciting adventures of
her career.
"Bringing
Lara Croft to the PSP system was an obvious step
for the Tomb Raider series," says Bob Lindsey,
Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing
at Eidos, Inc. "The PSP system's amazing graphical
and technical capabilities allow the gameplay
experience of Tomb Raider Legend for the PSP system
to remain true to its console counterparts."
Lara
Croft Tomb Raider Legend will bring PSP system
gamers into the striking and adventure-filled
world of Lara Croft with the new single-player
Tomb Raider game which now includes three exclusive
multi-player modes and a series of unique bonus
features.
The new
features include PSP system-only soundtrack pieces,
3D wallpapers, image galleries and Lara skins
exclusive to the PSP system. The three unique-to-the-PSP-system
multiplayer gameplay modes offer an exciting challenge
to those looking for gameplay of all kinds - intense
multiplayer racing, fast-paced head-to-head treasure
hunts and extreme obstacle courses.
Having
originally launched in 1996, Tomb Raider remains
one of the best selling videogame franchises of
all time, with over 30 million copies sold and
the title continues its legacy of compelling,
high-end gaming by bringing it to a new generation
of portable gamers.
Lara
Croft Tomb Raider Legend, the hotly anticipated
and most recent title in the series, has already
sold almost three million copies worldwide in
its first five weeks and retains a top selling
position in major world territories.
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